re: Who is the heir apparent at Duke once Coach K hangs it up?(Posted by floridatigah on 12/12/12 at 9:19 am to Augustus)

Smith got to choose his successor, K has already said he doesn't want that but he will have input. UNC screwed themselves over by hiring from within the family, you think Duke is going to emulate a failure by their hated rival? K was outside the family himself, I think they'll conduct a coaching search.

re: Who is the heir apparent at Duke once Coach K hangs it up?(Posted by Augustus on 12/12/12 at 9:24 am to floridatigah)

K was hired when Duke was awful and nobody knew who they were. It's a different program now - by a lot. They'll do interviews, but it'll be a Duke guy. Whether Collins, Wojo, Dawkins, etc. Duke's a tight community, particularly their basketball program. They'll look for a guy who knows the culture, knows the ins and outs of the program.

re: Who is the heir apparent at Duke once Coach K hangs it up?(Posted by floridatigah on 12/12/12 at 9:30 am to Augustus)

quote:K was hired when Duke was awful and nobody knew who they were.

All you're doing is perpetuating common myths about Duke. They were in the elite 8 the year K was hired and played for the national championship 2 years before he was hired. They won the ACC 10 times before K arrived.

quote:They'll look for a guy who knows the culture, knows the ins and outs of the program.

When has that worked for anybody? Duke is smarter than that, the only ones who seem to really believe Wojo or Collins will be the next coach are ACC fans who are hoping that is the case.